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Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.

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HIGHER TAXON: Phaseoleae

GENUS: Calopogonium Desv.

Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. [Preferred name]
    Calopogonium brachycarpum Hemsl. {Synonym}
    Calopogonium orthocarpum Urb. {Synonym}
    Glycine javanica sensu Backer, non L. {Synonym}
    Stenolobium brachycarpum Benth. {Synonym}

  
VERNACULAR NAME:
  Bejuco Culebra [1409]; Calapo [1915, 2264]; Calopo [261, 1915]; Calopogonio-indico [2160]; Falso-oro [2160]; Jequirana [2160]; Jicama [1430]; Marmelada-de-boi [2160]; Mielillo [1645]; Orelha-de-onca [2160]; Wild Ground Nut [1790]

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION:
  Africa
Burundi (I) [8]; Cameroon (I) [8]; Ghana (I) [212]; Guinea (I) [212]; Guinea Bissau (I) [212]; Ivory Coast (I) [8]; Kenya (I) [210]; Liberia (I) [212]; Malawi (I) [8]; Nigeria (I) [8]; Sao Tome & Principe (I) [217]; Sierra Leone (I) [8]; Tanzania (I) [210]; Togo (I) [23]; Uganda (I) [210]; Zaire (I) [8]
  Asia
Brunei (I) [3939]; China (I) [1179, 3422]; Guangdong [3422]; Guangxi [3422]; Yunnan [3422]; Hainan (I) [3422]; India (I) [1914, 3027, 3096, 3623]; Karnataka [3096]; Kerala [3623]; Tamil Nadu [3027]; Indonesia (I) [261, 3004, 3920]; Irian Jaya (I) [261]; Jawa (N) [3920]; Laos (I) [1942]; Lesser Sunda Is (N) [3004]; Malaysia (I) [3004]; Moluccas (N) [3004]; Nepal (I) [3369]; Peninsular Malaysia (N) [3004]; Sabah (N) [3004]; Sarawak (N) [3004]; Singapore (I) [3938]; Sri Lanka (I) [1957, 3705]; Sulawesi (N) [3004]; Vietnam (I) [1942]
  Australasia
Australia (I) [1880]; Northern Territory [1880]; Queensland [1880]; Papua New Guinea (I) [261]
  Caribbean
Cuba (N) [1063, 1430]; Dominican Republic (N) [1063, 1430, 2157, 2160]; Guadeloupe (N) [1290, 1790]; Haiti (N) [1063, 1430, 2157, 2160]; Jamaica (N) [1056, 1430]; Martinique (N) [1790]; Montserrat (N) [1290, 1790]; Puerto Rico (N) [1063, 1243, 1430]; St Lucia (N) [1790]; St Vincent (N) [1790]
  Central America
Belize (N) [1645, 2160]; Costa Rica (N) [1367]; El Salvador (N) [2156, 2160]; Guatemala (N) [1645, 2160]; Honduras (N) [2160]; Mexico(North & Central) (N) [1470, 2160]; Mexico(South East) (N) [1117, 1188, 1222, 1470, 1645, 2160]; Nicaragua (N) [2160, 3348]; Panama (U) [1222, 1224, 1243, 1470, 1645, 2160]
  Indian Ocean
Christmas I (I) [3920]; Madagascar (I) [3402]; Mauritius (I) [1915]; Seychelles (I) [1941]
  Pacific Ocean
Bismarck Archipelago (I) [261]; Fiji (I) [1940, 2264]; Nauru (I) [2235]; Niue (I) [2266]; Northern Marianas (I) [2235]; Solomon Is (I) [261]
  South America
Argentina (N) [2160]; Brazil (N) [1063, 1231, 1233, 1414, 2160]; Colombia (N) [1063, 2160]; Ecuador (N) [2160]; French Guiana (N) [1063, 1408, 2160]; Guyana (N) [2160]; Paraguay (N) [2160]; Peru (N) [2160]; Surinam (N) [1063, 2160]; Venezuela (N) [2160]

LITERATURE POINTERS:
  Description [210, 261, 1243, 1430, 1470, 1645, 1790, 1919, 1941, 1942, 1957, 2160, 3348, 3402, 3422, 3705, 3898, 3920] ; Distribution Map [2160] ; Illustration [261, 1470, 1790, 1919, 1942, 2160]

DESCRIPTORS:
  Climbing: Climbing [3402], Not climbing [261] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3348] ; Habit: Herb [261] [3402] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] [3402] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 2003-11 (Madagascar) Novosel

  
USES:
  Environmental [210, 261, 1915, 1942, 3030, 3049, 3402, 3920]; Forage [3705]; Weed [261, 1919]

  
NOTES:
  Native of Central & S.America; widely introduced in Old World tropics. [1942]
  Introduced into tropical Africa & Asia; frequently naturalised. [261]
  Vigorous coloniser with rapid growth and prolific seeding ability. [261]
  Native of Tropical America. [261]
  Native to South America. [1915]
  Native to South & Central America. [3402]

  
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